Eagleville Fire Department recipient of gift

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December 25-31, 2014
EAGLEVILLE
Eagleville Fire Department recipient of gift
The City of Murfreesboro
Fire & Rescue Department has
graciously donated one of its
fire department apparatus to
the City of Eagleville Fire Department. The Murfreesboro
Fire & Rescue Department delivered the truck to Eagleville
on Tuesday, Dec. 23 where Eagleville Mayor and officials
from both fire departments
were on hand.
The Eagleville Council
members agreed at a recent
meeting to accept the donated
fire truck and related equipment. The vehicle is a 1990
Pierce Telesquirt with a 50-foot
elevated waterway, a 500 gallon capacity water tank and a
1,250 gallon per minute pump.
City manager Andrew Ellard noted the vehicle will
serve the city of Eagleville and
District 45 by better equipping
the department to respond to
fires in larger buildings, in
shuttling water to fires and will
serve as a reserve pumper/engine unit.
Ellard also noted this is the
second time this year that the
Eagleville Fire Department has
received donated vehicles from
neighboring first response organizations.
Earlier this year, Rutherford
County Emergency Medical
Service (EMS) donated a vehicle to the city that is now being
used as a firefighter/first responder support vehicle.
Shown above left to right:
From Murfreesboro Captain
Jamie Bigelow, Assistant Chief
Allen Swader, and Deputy
Chief Roger Toombs. From Eagleville Chief Rick Parks,
Murfreesboro Assistant Chief
Kim Larson, and Eagleville
Mayor Travis Brown proudly
stand in front of the donated
truck.
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will begin Saturday, Jan. 3 and continue each Saturday through January 31. You can sign up at the
Eagleville City Park from 9 a.m. till 11
a.m. For more information call Jeff
Mooneyham, (615) 692-4309.
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OBITUARIES
MRS. NORA HARRIS ALLEN, age 90, of Unionville, Tennessee, died Saturday morning, Dec. 13, 2014 in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Mrs. Allen was born in Bedford County and was a
daughter of the late George Thomas and Annie Marlin Harris.
She was a long time member of Hickory Hill United Methodist
Church and was a member of the FCE Club in Unionville. She
retired from Genesco, Inc. of Chapel Hill where she worked as a
secretary and bookkeeper. Mrs. Allen was preceded in death by
her husband, Ernest B. Allen, who died in 1995, a son, Donnie
Allen, and sisters, Margaret Ford and Justine Lemmon.
Mrs. Allen is survived by daughters, Janice Brothers,
Unionville, TN, Sara (Buddy) Pruitt, Smith Mountain Lake, VA;
sisters, Lucille Graham, Woodland CA, Clemmie Henley, Vallejo,
CA, Barbara Faulk, Nashville, TN; brothers, Tommy Harris and
Ronnie (Joan) Harris, both of Murfreesboro, TN; grandchildren,
Chris (Tracey) Brothers, Sherry Anderson, Phillip Pruitt, Mark
(Penny) Pruitt, Adam (Tracey) Pruitt, Lori (Andrew) Miller, Lisa
(Eric) Evans; seventeen great grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, Dec.16 from the
chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home. Burial followed in Unionville
Cemetery in Bedford County.
Grandsons served as pallbearers.
Memorial Donations may be made to Hickory Hill United
Methodist, c/o Ronnie Adcock, 2842 Hwy. 41-A North, Shelbyville, TN 37160 or Unionville Cemetery, c/o Peggy Orrell, 1427
Hwy. 130 East, Shelbyville, Tennessee 37160.
MR. LESLIE WALKER “LES” HELTON, age 70, of Chapel
Hill, Tennessee, died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014 in Columbia, Tennessee. Mr. Helton was born in Bedford County and was a son of
the late John Vinson and Ruth Taylor Helton. He was a member
of Fosterville Baptist Church in Rutherford County.
Mr. Helton started his career in law enforcement in 1964 as a
patrolman for the City of Shelbyville Police Department. In 1967,
he became State Trooper with the Tennessee Highway Patrol,
from which he retired as a Sergeant in 1990 after 23 years of service. Shortly after his retirement, Les was elected as Sheriff of Marshall County, a position he held from 1990 until 2010. During his
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and was highly decorated for his service, including being
awarded the High Sheriff Award on three different occasions and
was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by the City of
Lewisburg for his bravery in the line of duty. He served as president of the Tennessee Sheriff Association and was a member of
the Tennessee Highway Patrol Retired Officers Association.
In the 1960s, Mr. Helton began coaching Little League and in
1983, he, along with his wife Jean, started girls Little League softball in Marshall County. In addition to coaching, Les was also
an avid horseman and loved spending time with his family and
his horses.
Mr. Helton is survived by his wife, Emma Jean Helton, Chapel
Hill, TN; daughter, Tracie Helton (Dale) Oechsel, Chapel Hill, TN;
sister, Robbie Helton McGee, Shelbyville, TN; brothers, Roger
Helton, Shelbyville, TN, Carl Helton, Calera, AL; special friends,
Edith and R.L. Wiles and Billy Frank Jett.
Funeral services were conducted on Sunday, Dec. 21 from the
chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home with Rev. Phil Sheppard and
Mr. Wayne Coomes officiating. Burial followed in Simpson Cemetery in the Rover Community of Bedford County.
Active pallbearers were Mike Jett, Chris Jett, Toby Strasser, Ray
Russell, Charlie Nichols, Norman Dalton, Andy Henson and Lee
Cothran. Officers and members of the Marshall County Sheriff
Department, City of Lewisburg Police Department, Tennessee
Highway Patrol, Town of Chapel Hill Police Department, and
members of the Tennessee Sheriff Association will serve as Honorary Pallbearers.
MR. ROGER MARION “PERKINS” BOYCE, age 51, of
Unionville, TN, died Sat., Dec. 20, 2014. A native of Bedford Co.,
Mr. Boyce was a son of Johnny Boyce and Janice Wheeler Harvey.
He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church in Shelbyville and
was a livestock farmer. He was preceded in death by his step-father, Carl Harvey.
Survived by a son, Jonathan Blake Boyce of the Wheel community; his Mother, Janice Wheeler Harvey of Unionville; his Father and Step-mother, Johnny Boyce and Lynn Boyce; a sister,
Becky Boyce (Bobby) Hughes of Murfreesboro; a brother, James
Randall (Dawn) Boyce of Shelbyville; 4 nieces and nephews, Josh
Sanders, Lara (Justin) Smotherman, Keri Beth (Tory) Moore and
Colt Boyce; 1 great niece and 1 great nephew.
Funeral services were conducted on Tuesday, Dec. 23 from the
chapel of Lawrence Funeral Home with Rev. Tom Henry officiating. Burial followed at Simpson Cemetery in the Rover community of Bedford Co
For those who wish, Memorial Donations may be made to Calvary Baptist Church Building Fund, c/o of Faye Reedy, 405 Lane
Pkwy, Shelbyville, TN 37160.
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